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One of my favorite training tools for [tag]youth football conditioning[/tag] is the sand trap. Whether you are on coaching in the park league or on a college staff, having your players run through sand is a very good way to increase speed, agility and endurance.

I usually run my players until I can visually see a sign of fatigue to set my interval time. Then run them for about 3 reps of that time. Ex: 10 mins X 3 reps = 30 mins. Keep your water bottles handy on site so that your players won’t dehydrate. It’s a tough regiment but in the fourth quarter when other teams are tired, your [tag]football[/tag] players will be looking for something to do. If a sand trap isn’t available running them up and down a hill or stairs is a good substitute, but only the sand will help against ankle injuries and build speed up quickly.

We use a conditioning drill that has 1 line on the goal line on a hash and 1 line of ball carriers at the pylon.   The ball carrier must run down the sideline while the other line takes proper angles to meet the ball carrier and prevent a touchdown.   It is a good [tag]football drill[/tag] because kids are sprinting 50+ yards, working on tackling, and allows everyone to be a ball carrier.   If you have mismatches, you might have to start or delay a line.

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